How to Wear Your Boyfriend's Clothes: 4 Men's Items Made New Again
Ok, this tutorial is sponsored by… my boyfriend! He recently gave me a few of his old items, and I decided to transform them and make them trendy again.
So, if you want to know how to wear your boyfriend's clothes but look stylish, then this tutorial is for you. From minor modifications to making a cool DIY pleated jeans skirt, you’ll love these cool boyfriend clothes sewing tips.
Tools and materials:
- Jeans
- Sweater
- Vest
- Cardigan
- Sewing machine
- Matching threads
- Pins
- Scissors
- Measuring tape
- Matching button
- Snap buttons
Boyfriend's sweater
This is a very easy flip on my boyfriend’s clothes. I basically cropped it at my desired length.
1. Crop the sweater
Mark your length and pin the sweater all across, between the two layers. Make sure the line is straight.
Cut along the pinned lines but add a little more for seam allowance.
2. Hem
Hem the bottom for a clean finish!
3. Use the excess fabric
I used a panel of the leftover fabric to make a cute matching headband, too.
I love how this thrift flip came out. It’s cozy and casual and can match with just about any style of pants.
Boyfriend's cardigan
This cardigan was pretty big and shapeless. So, I decided to give it a little magical transformation.
1. Crop the cardigan
First, I cropped the cardigan in the same way as before.
2. Modify the sleeves
Next, the sleeve area was way too big for me, so I downsized it. While wearing the cardigan, I pinched the excess fabric and pinned it all across the sleeve and side seams.
Then, I sewed along these pins and cut off the excess fabric.
3. Add an extra button
I also sewed an extra button on top.
I love the result! It goes so well with my thrifted pleated skirt and gives this whole look a school-girl kind of vibe.
Boyfriend's vest
I really love this clothing item, and I didn’t want to alter it. It was pretty big at the armholes, so I went ahead and adjusted it.
1. Take in the armholes
Turn the sweater inside out and sew the excess armpit area. I sewed mine by around 4 inches on each side, exactly where the pins are placed.
What do you think of this awesome style? I can finally recreate those trendy sweater vest outfits I’ve been seeing on Instagram.
Boyfriend's jeans
My boyfriend’s pants were kind of low rise for me, so I decided to use the fabric to make a cool duo color DIY pleated jean skirt. I also used another pair of unused jeans for this project.
1. Cutting the jeans
Start by cutting off the legs and seam ripping the sides.
Tip: The seam ripping took too long, so you can simply cut the sides with scissors.
2. Sew the denim pieces together
You should now have four pieces of fabric to work with. Go ahead and connect each piece to make one long piece of fabric.
3. Pleat the fabric
Now it’s time for the pleating. Make your pleats 1.5 inches apart and put a pin as a marking.
Starting from one end of the fabric, fold the third pin onto the first and repin in place.
Also, pleat the middle section to really hold the pleat in place. Repeat the process all along the top edge.
Once you’re done, sew a line straight across the top.
Then, sew 5 inches down with each pleat to make the denim fabric lay nice and flat.
4. Distress the hem
Also, if you want an edgier frayed look, trim the bottom.
5. Make the waistband
For the waistband, cut more strips from your excess denim, and pin each piece to its respective color, right sides facing. Then, sew a line straight across to secure.
Flip the waistband to the wrong side of the DIY pleated jean skirt and sew a line across to secure.
I actually preferred to hand-stitch this part as I wanted an invisible stitch. The choice is yours!
Now, place six snap buttons on one edge of the skirt, with the corresponding sides where the skirt will finish when you wrap it around your waist.
I used six because denim is a heavy fabric and needs support.
The skirt is now complete and this is how it looks. What do you think of this fun and fantastic two-toned DIY pleated jean skirt? It was so much fun to make, and the result surpassed my expectations.
How to wear your boyfriend's clothes
There you have it, some fun and creative ways to wear your boyfriend’s clothes, with a little amending of course.
As you can see, stealing your boyfriend’s clothes has its perks. Thanks for joining me, and please let me know which piece you liked the most!
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All super cute. Like the cardigan the best.